Yellow welcomes happiness and excitement
If there were a color that represents happiness in the garden, it would have to be yellow. One of the three primary colors, it has the power to evoke hope and excitement. When the forsythia breaks forth in the early spring, it not only catches your eye, it invigorates your step. Winter is over and a new season has been born.
On the other hand, there is a reason the school bus is yellow, a motive behind so many highway signs with a yellow background. You notice, you pay attention. Yellow is from the hot side of the wheel and offers warmth like the brilliant sun. A pocket of yellow flowers at your entrance will give a warm welcome to your visitors.
The Garden Guy has flanking containers at the entryway, and Lemon Coral sedum is blooming, causing everyone to notice. It is in a triadic harmony, three colors of equal distance on the color wheel, with Superbells Grape Punch and
Pomegranate Punch calibrachoas.
Like the caution sign on the road, if you use yellow near what you might consider a blemish or weakness in the landscape, then everyone’s eye will be drawn there. On a bigger scale, yellow flowers come to you in the garden, therefore having the ability to make a large landscape seem cozier.
In yellow, you can really play with the mind with your amount of color saturation. For instance, the more saturated the yellows, the warmer the feel.
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